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The Florists^ Review 



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Shortage of the peach seed stand in 

 California is predicted by W. C. Kirkman, 

 of Fresno, Cal. While there may be 

 enough for local wants, there will prob- 

 ably be no surplus. 



A FOURTH edition of ' ' Trees and Char- 

 acter, ' ' by "William A. Peterson, has been 

 oalled for and published in booklet form. 

 It originally was one of a series of talks 

 to youths by the Chicago nurseryman, 



MEEHANS DIVIDE BUSINESS. 



The business of Thomas Meehau & 

 Sons, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa., 

 was divided July 1, when the partner- 

 ship, consisting of S. Mendelson Meehan 

 and P. Franklin Meehan, was dissolved. 

 The nursery business will be continued 

 under the old name by S. Mendelson 

 Meehan. The landscape gardening de- 

 partment of the firm will be carried on 

 by J. Franklin Meehan, who will operate 

 it under his own name. 



EVERGREENS AND THEIR USES. 



[From an address on "The Growing and Prep- 

 aration of Evergreenx for Ijandscape Planting," 

 delivered by CliarWs L. Seybold, of Wilkes-Barre, 

 Pa., at the convention of the American Associa- 

 tion of Nurserymen at Chicago, June 26.] 



All conifers prefer a well-drained, 

 loamy soil that is moderately rich, but 

 most of them prefer a light soil that is 

 open and porous. If the more delicate 

 kinds cannot be given such soil, don't 

 plant them. In the north and in ex- 

 jjosed positions we often find compara- 

 tively hardy kinds unable to withstand 

 the winter, and on account of the grow- 

 ing season being shorter, the growth 

 (Iocs not ripen sufficiently to pull them 

 through. 



The general public seems to be afraid 

 to order evergreens on account of the 

 large percentage of losses. Some varie- 

 ties, especially pines, cedars, some 

 spruces, cypresses -and others, are hard 

 to transplant in large sizes, but this 

 difficulty can be overcome by employing 

 stock that has been root-pruned in the 

 nurseries. 



There are many kinds of smaller 

 coniferous shrubs and plants that should 

 be grown in greater quantities, some of 

 whicli liave become extremely scarce, 

 such as tlic upright Taxus baccata 

 erecta, T. fastigiata, or ^Florence court 

 yew; T. fructu-luteo, a handsome, 

 golden-fruited variety; T. canadensis 

 variegata, and T. baccata variegata. 

 There are many thujas, biotas and thu- 

 .jopsis of exceptional merit. Yuccas, 

 Japanese holly, mahonias and American- 

 grown holly, among others, work in well 



at the front of coniferous borders. Hol- 

 lies should be transplanted in early fall 

 with a ball of earth. They will make 

 fresh roots before winter, and will start 

 out strongly in spring with new fibrous 

 roots. 



The junipers show many habits, pros- 

 trate, upright, globe, dwarf, compact, 

 white, golden and variegated. They are 

 now extensively used in rock and Japan- 

 ese gardens and in\ well-drained conifer- 

 ous borders, with Alpine forest heath, 

 evergreen perennials and grasses to 

 fill in. 



Proper Period of Planting. 



As to the proper period of planting, 

 I have, under certain conditions, fre- 

 quently advocated early fall planting 

 with excellent results, and where new 

 growth was well ripened I have given 

 early fall planting the preference. 



In ease of extreme dryness, a thor- 

 ough watering or puddling should not 

 be overlooked. This will start the plant 

 at once into renewed root action, and 

 it will become well established before 

 winter sets in. When the ground is 

 slightly frozen, a mulch of litter, leaf- 

 mold, evergreen boughs or straw wrap- 

 pings will protect fine specimens against 

 dry winds and severe cold. 



Buxus sempervirens used in border- 

 ing beds is quite hardy when thoroughly 

 established, but it must be protected 

 from the wind and sun for two winter 

 seasons after planting. Evergreen 

 privets, Ligustrum lucidum and L. ja- 

 ponicum, thrive well under similar con- 

 ditions. These two, however, are not 



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so hardy as the box and euonymus. The 

 American holly, Ilex opaca, is the only 

 true and reliable holly. When trans- 

 planted they should be severely pruned; 

 this is generally overlooked. 



Rhododendron beds bordered with 

 Pieris alba floribunda, known also as 

 Andromeda floribunda, should be used 

 and grown more extensively. This is a 

 valuable plant for bordering purposes. 

 Another variety is P. japonica. The 

 hardy daphnes, yuccas, Euonymus radi- 

 cans, green and variegated; hardy 

 dwarf azaleas, with their deep green 

 foliage and bright flowers, and kalmias 

 are good border plants for rhododendron 

 and small evergreen beds. 



Planting for Windbreaks. 



Planting for windbreaks should be 

 advocated more than it is. In colonial 

 times it received more attention than it 

 does now. Picea alba, P. excelsa, Nor- 

 way spruce and hemlock should be used 

 more for this purpose; even cypress, 

 cedars and Siberian arbor-vitaes lend 

 themselves to windbreaks, screens and 

 hedges. 



The planting of window and balcony 

 boxes containing small coniferous plants 



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